Oil-can rack.



Patented June 13, 1911,

TOIVAS MLLER, 0F

SRINGBORO, OHIO.

RACK.

wlw/n. u. 'ln/(1.1] GOTLCTTLJ .de it known that l, THOMAS lviLLER, ecitizen ol: the United States, and e resident et tfipringlmro, in thecounty of Narren and "fr :c fit (We, have .invented e new and iinf ofWiiieli elle followl I :ect {escriptionu .ricipel object which thepresent in- -wiv i s to provide e. rack 31% irrnly li on e vibrating"1re und, to secure the can in posilionte n piment or rattling thereof.ooiece in View tile invention eonstructie e, n'letal skeleton to receiveen oil een 'of usuel consti-limon, en e. spring pressure member to beerugs-.inst lie side ot the een io bold the seine lirmly against holdin-gmembers or. the teelt.

(lne einbodinwit of the present ini'fention disclosed in the struct-dreillustrated in. the accompanying drawings, in which likel ciierecters oireference denote corresponding n1 lieti; viewsa and in Which-- )nre liis e perspeetive view ev reel: l end ,rigged in accordance with treegn'esent "evenaren, showing in conjunc tion therewith, and in dottedlines, en oil ossei eonstruction; and liig. S is e. s i on the edienline of .i e in tell lines and in thereon the oil -slio'wu l 1 im. ,1

is toon the frame i L en eutomobile, .nfei'erelilv Within the nocd orbonnet t the disagreeable 4t'eetures i oil eens in e vibrating i? the;the can becomes tre- :piextly overtur ed, rcsul'lng in r *agree ableexufietion'end spread of the o ijv 2011-,

tents over tools7 Wearing apparel .ind other articles. Further, e rulethe structure requiring tile use of oil is seldom oi' nevezi 'providedwith. ineens fer carry fr -oil peint wlieie the ,oil i.. mit reispereieulaily tree Q entoelution.. tile tool chest; recep beinff usuallyn-dei the s of the n some elses5 est t l end of veuiclifz.

' to piece the oil een con venient to vbe eiia'siilfeur believer hemises automobile engine to inei'ry s' end fel Specification of LetterePatent. Pgrtmged June; 3 3, T911., Application le. February 16, 191i.

Serial No. 609,048.

retaini points disposed in circular ar rangement on the ring T to seatthe oil een A 'when forced outward against the lugs 11. The lug 12 isprovided with en overturned edge 13. The purpose of the edge 13 is tooverride the proj eeted rim B :with which the usuel form of oil can isprovided. This er. rangement of the edge 13 of the lug 12 re telus thecan A lirmlyseated upon the surface ot the ring 7. The undercut of theedge 13 is prolonged to provide for downwardly forcing rims B otdiierent Widths.

l To hold the can A outward against the lug" l1 and l2 and the rim Bunder the overturned edge 13, there is provided e guide eet spring; le.`Tl1e spring 1li, es shown in l c difewings, is ligidly` secured to theback 9 by ineens o e. oolt 'l5 and nut 16. The

In ,operation the vcan A is placed in theA rack by irst tilting the eento insert the outer edge of the rim B against the lugs 11 end under theoverturnededge 13 oi" the lug 12. vil/vitliout removing the edge ot thecan from Contact with the said lugs the opposite edge ofthe can isdepressed against the spring 14 and forced dowmva=1:d,-compressing theseid spring' until the rim B is .forced under the free ed of the seidspring. In this position the can 'firmly and securely held in the rack.To removetlie een trom the rack the operator presses the bodyr't the canagainst the spring lli, further compressing thesaid spring until theouter edge of the rim B is moved from under the over turned edge 13. Theouteredge of the can is then lifted :from Contact with the lugs 11 and12 ,and Withdrawn from the rack, permitting the spring le to assume itsnormal position.

The back 9 of the rack is employed for securing the rack in position,using the screws 17, or any suitable device. The screws 1S shown in theaccompanying drawings are only employed When, as seen in the drawings,the rack is placed in a ooi-ner or on a ridge of a fixed structure.

lVhile have described the employment of a raolr of this oharaeterasapplied to au`v tomobiles or 1nehicles, it .will be understood asconvenient for use in shops or on shop tools where a. jar generallyresults in the dislodgment of the can. Such a tool, for instance, as adrop die or punch.

geving thus described'my invention, what Claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is l. .An oil can rack, comprising a shelf-likemember; a plurality of stop members ar ranged to form a curved Wall, oneof Said members having an overturned holding edge; and a leaf-likespring mounted on said shelf-like member having a resilient Wallextended toward said stop members toform a guide for the can, the freeend or" Said spring being adapted to extend above the reinforcing run ofthe can.

2. An oil can rack, comprising a shelf-like member; a plurality of stopmembers arrange tov form a curved Wall, one of said members having anoverturned holding edge; and a leaf-like spring mounted on saidshelf-like member havinga resilient Wall eX- tended toward said stopmembers to form a guide for the can and means for forcing the edge ofthe same under the holding edgeof' said stop members, the free end ofsaid spring being shortenedn to pass over the rim of said can to holdthe same upon said shelflike member.

In testimony whereof I' have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses,

THOMAS MLLER. lWitnesses M. J. FARB, L. M. MrLLnR,

